This is ALKALINE TRIO
Formed by ex-Jerkwater and Traitors drummer Matt Skiba (vocals/guitar),
Glenn Porter (drums/vocals) -- formerly of 88 Fingers Louie -- and Rob
Doran (bass/vocals), Alkaline Trio was brought together in 1997 by
heartbreak, angst, and the companionship of drinking. They issued the For
Your Lungs Only EP just prior to Doran's departure in late 1997, later
releasing Sundials the following year on Johann's Face Records.
Slapstick's Dan Andriano entered on bass, adding a complementary voice and
songwriting style to Skiba's that would become the group's signature
dynamic. The three then started making a name for themselves all
throughout the Midwest with their emotion-fueled, angst-ridden, dark
pop-punk. With this lineup in full force, all while Skiba and Porter were
working as bike messengers full-time, their first full-length, Goddamnit!,
was released on Asian Man in 1998 to the praise of a following who related
to their heartbreak tales and anti-cop rants.
Both Maybe I'll Catch Fire and a self-titled singles collection followed
in early 1999. The new millennium also included a series of changes: Glenn
Porter exited in early 2000 and ex-Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee
made Alkaline Trio a three-piece again. From Here to Infirmary followed on
Vagrant in spring 2001 and was met with only lukewarm fan response. But a
split EP released by Jade Tree the next year found the Trio in top form
again alongside Hot Water Music, both bands contributing original tracks
and covers of each other's songs. Good Mourning was released two years
later, and the lineup by now included new drummer Derek Grant (ex-Suicide
Machines, Thoughts of Ionesco). Good Mourning did well, grazing the
Billboard charts and scoring Alkaline Trio spots on late-night TV and
summer tours. Crimson followed in 2005 and continued the band's streak.
Touring persisted over the summer, both as a headliner and in support of
My Chemical Romance. A spring 2006 run (with openers Against Me!)
delighted devout fans from early on with a set that mostly contained tunes
from initial releases, including an entire run-through of the fan-favorite
Goddamnit! By fall, Alkaline Trio had found a new home at V2 Records and
began work on their next record. In the meantime, in January 2007 Vagrant
issued the CD/DVD Remains, which rounded up B-sides and rarities.
Glenn Porter (drums/vocals) -- formerly of 88 Fingers Louie -- and Rob
Doran (bass/vocals), Alkaline Trio was brought together in 1997 by
heartbreak, angst, and the companionship of drinking. They issued the For
Your Lungs Only EP just prior to Doran's departure in late 1997, later
releasing Sundials the following year on Johann's Face Records.
Slapstick's Dan Andriano entered on bass, adding a complementary voice and
songwriting style to Skiba's that would become the group's signature
dynamic. The three then started making a name for themselves all
throughout the Midwest with their emotion-fueled, angst-ridden, dark
pop-punk. With this lineup in full force, all while Skiba and Porter were
working as bike messengers full-time, their first full-length, Goddamnit!,
was released on Asian Man in 1998 to the praise of a following who related
to their heartbreak tales and anti-cop rants.
Both Maybe I'll Catch Fire and a self-titled singles collection followed
in early 1999. The new millennium also included a series of changes: Glenn
Porter exited in early 2000 and ex-Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee
made Alkaline Trio a three-piece again. From Here to Infirmary followed on
Vagrant in spring 2001 and was met with only lukewarm fan response. But a
split EP released by Jade Tree the next year found the Trio in top form
again alongside Hot Water Music, both bands contributing original tracks
and covers of each other's songs. Good Mourning was released two years
later, and the lineup by now included new drummer Derek Grant (ex-Suicide
Machines, Thoughts of Ionesco). Good Mourning did well, grazing the
Billboard charts and scoring Alkaline Trio spots on late-night TV and
summer tours. Crimson followed in 2005 and continued the band's streak.
Touring persisted over the summer, both as a headliner and in support of
My Chemical Romance. A spring 2006 run (with openers Against Me!)
delighted devout fans from early on with a set that mostly contained tunes
from initial releases, including an entire run-through of the fan-favorite
Goddamnit! By fall, Alkaline Trio had found a new home at V2 Records and
began work on their next record. In the meantime, in January 2007 Vagrant
issued the CD/DVD Remains, which rounded up B-sides and rarities.
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